VISTA, CA — February 8, 2017— Omnitek
Engineering Corp. (OTCQB: OMTK)today announced the company will participate in a $1.5
million grant study with its partner Olson-Ecologic Testing
Laboratories, based in Fullerton, CA, to demonstrate its
clean natural gas engine technology for off-road heavy duty
construction vehicle applications in the greater Los Angeles
area.

Omnitek Engineering will develop an 18-liter Caterpillar
natural gas engine capable of operating on CNG, LNG or
low-carbon intensive renewable biogas (R-CNG) by utilizing
its patented diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion
technology. Olson-Ecologic Engine Testing Laboratories will
serve as project manager and be responsible for rigorous
testing at its facility prior to demonstrations under
real-life conditions. Additional information is available
on the California Energy Commission (CEC) website and the
GFO-16-506 grant documents (Off-road Heavy Duty Natural Gas
Vehicle Research and Development Grant).

“Construction
equipment is the largest category of off-road emissions in
the South Coast Air Basin, accounting for about one third of
the off-road NOx and PM 2.5 emissions, according information
provided by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Our
goal is to demonstrate the cost-effective alternatives
to reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality, and
facilitate fleet compliance requirements by introducing
advanced technology natural gas engines to the traditionally
diesel powered off-road construction industry,” said Werner
Funk, president and chief executive officer of Omnitek
Engineering Corp.

He noted that the anticipated successful demonstration will
be supportive of California’s AB 32, AB 118, SB 1250, the
Integrated Energy Policy Report and the Natural Gas Vehicle
Research Roadmap. Funk added that heavy-duty diesel
off-road machinery has a long service life and therefore is
replaced less frequently than on-road heavy duty trucks.
The long service life of heavy-duty off-road machinery
results in a very slow rotation of the fleet to cleaner
technology.

“We are advocating a cost-effective repower of existing
older machines with Tier 4 compliant NG engines instead of
replacing vehicles by purchasing new Tier 4 compliant diesel
machines. Such engine repower is especially cost-effective
when it is performed during a scheduled engine overhaul, or
major engine refurbishing. Since OEM natural gas engines
are not readily available for the largest of the off-road
machines, diesel-to-natural gas (DNG) engine conversion is a
viable and cost-effective alternative. For the lower-power
off-road machines, on-road natural gas engines could be
modified by the OEM and produced for off-road use,” Funk
said.

Funk highlighted the low-cost and
clean-burning benefits of natural gas -- particularly as oil
prices begin to increase and emissions policies address
the 200-nation “Paris Agreement on Climate Change” that was
recently signed. “CO2, NOx and Black Carbon emissions from
diesel engines, potent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, are
abated when using natural gas, and our technology offers
countries around the globe a viable and proven solution,” he
said.

About Olson-Ecologic Testing Laboratories
Olson-Ecologic is a Fullerton California-based engine testing laboratory facility fully
equipped to provide emission and fuel economy testing, accommodating a wide array of vehicles and engines of the
heavy-duty, marine, motorcycle and small engine varieties.
Olson Ecologic is compliant with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and all foreign emission standards, and is ideally situated
to meet the growing demand for CARB and EPA certification, verification, exemption, and compliance testing.
Additional information is available at www.ecologiclabs.com.About Omnitek Engineering Corp.
Omnitek Engineering Corp. develops and sells proprietary diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems and
complementary products, including new natural gas engines that utilize the company’s technology -- providing
global customers with innovative alternative energy and emissions control solutions that are sustainable and affordable.

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